On September 8, 1957…
Our mentor, who studiously watched over
The lively movements of the youth,
Stood in front of the microphone
And delivered an awe-inspiring declaration.

The citizens of the world
have an inviolable right to live.
Anyone who tries to jeopardise this right
is a devil incarnate –
Any country or person who ventures to use
nuclear weapons is a fiend of humanity –

And he entrusted the youth to propagate
this thought to the world over
as the first article of his will.

I have never forgotten his declaration
His outcry, for even a single moment.
I resolved to dedicate my life
To making his wishes a reality.

 

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